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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-4 / C-54/R5D/C-112 Skymaster / Carvair ATL / Canadair DC-4M/C-4 North Star
    Latest Model:C-54A Skymaster
    Last Military Serial:41-37297 USAAF
    Construction Number:03088
    Last Civil Registration:C-FBAJ
    Compressed ID:Douglas C-54A sn 41-37297 USAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Buffalo Airways, Hay River, Northwest Territories

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    Dates

    Event

    1943

    Constructed as a C-54A.

    By 13 July 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-37297.

    1946

    To Civil Aviation Administration with new c/r N150.

    1962

    To Airplanes Inc with new c/r N11712.

    11 January 1965

    To Passaat Airlines Inc keeping c/r N11712.

    1966

    To Aerovias Panama Airways with new c/r HP-434.

    September 1968

    To Cryderman Air Services with new c/r N11712.

    1975

    To Aero Union Corporation, Chico, CA keeping c/r N11712.

    Based at Aero Union Corporation, Chico Municipal Airport, Chico, CA.
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    Operated as fire service #02.

    7 October 1989


    Photographer: Mike Powney
    Notes: At Hemet Ryan, CA

    June 1990


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Photographed at Aero Union, Chico, CA.

    28 March 2000

    Civil registration, N11712, cancelled.
    Exported to Canada.

    28 March 2000

    To Buffalo Airways.

    8 April 2004

    To Buffalo Airways Ltd, Hay River, NT with new c/r C-FBAJ.

    In the inventory of Buffalo Airways, Hay River, NT.
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    29 August 2011


    Photographer: Murray Lundberg
    Notes: Parked at Hay River, NWT (YHY).

    Withdrawn from use.
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